meditations and musings from the mind of an average Joe

Category: Easter

Direction matters. Ask any explorer whose actually explored something what he or she would list as essential gear, and near the top will always be a compass. When Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, they set their faces to the East. They were not travelling to somewhere as much as they … More There and Back Again

As this Holy Week draws near its consummation I wanted to put pen to paper (or keystroke to screen) at least once as we celebrate our Lord’s death and resurrection. In the past I have written meditations about each day leading up to Resurrection Sunday. You can read them here. This year, however, circumstances did … More No Ordinary Meal

It is often the case after a great battle that a certain quiet descends on the battlefield. This is not the hush of uncertainty but the deep long breath of victory before the shouts of celebration begin. In the course of human history, after millennia of enmity between the seed of the woman and the … More Jesus’ Final Week- Saturday

1 Peter 2:21-25 “For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not … More Jesus’ Final Week- Friday

Exodus 6:6-7 “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians; I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment; I will take you for My people, and I will be your God.” “Why is this night different from … More Jesus’ Final Week- Thursday

John 12:27-28 “Now my soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.” The predetermined plan of God to redeem for Himself a chosen people through the atoning death of Jesus Christ now takes center stage. … More Jesus’ Final Week- Wednesday